Ready for Retirement?

When I saw the page pattern for this month I started thinking about all the things I could list: wishes, accomplishments, goals, things I like or don't like. I decided to write about goals and decided since retirement is on my mind a lot lately, that I would write about my goals for retirement.

I don't really have any pictures suited to this subject, so I decided to make a collage using pictures of books about retirement.  Did you know there's actually a book titled, "Not Dead Yet!"?  Kind of makes you want to pick that one up just to see what it says!

We were also to choose for our layout, patterned paper, brads, buttons, or a Mosaic Moments free download.  I decided to use brads as bullet points for my goals.

I finished up with the quote to remind myself that although the final goal is daunting, I'm making progress as long as I take one step at a time.

Here is what the journaling says:
 There is so much to be done to get ready for retirement and we are SO not there!  I did not start saving when I should have and the stock market has been so up and down, that my 401K is not where it should be. My company just announced that they are dropping the subsidy on health insurance for retirees, so now I’m going to need more money than before. We’ve accumulated so much stuff over the years – we need to have a giant yard sale! We want to move down South to be nearer the kids and grandkids, but there are a lot of things we need to do to get there – like get enough money to move and selling our current home. It’s really overwhelming at times. I just have to remember to take it one step at a time. One step closer is better than letting the enormity of the job stall me!